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C. J. HILL. OIL GAN ATTACHMENT.

No. 448,140. Patented Dec.m 23, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT GEETCE.

CHARLES JUNIL'S llILL, lOF PAVILION, NEIV YORK.

OIL-CAN ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 443,140, dated December 23, 1890.

Application led March Sl, 1890- Serial No. 346,087. (No model.) l

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLEs J UNIUs HILL, a citizen of the United States, residing at- Pa` vilion, in the county of Genesee and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Oil-Can Attachment, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to oil-cans, and more especially to that class thereof wherein means are employed for feeding the oil positively from the can.

The object of the invention is to prevent the accidental spilling or leaking of the oil, as well as to force the oil from the can when desired. This objectl accomplish by my improved attachment, which consists, essen# tially, of a tube inserted in the can and having a valve at its lower end, a spout within said tube, a yoke on said spout, and a reciprocating piston sliding on said spout and connected with said yoke, together with adj unctive and specic details of construction of the parts comprising this attachment, assisting in the operation of the device, and certain auXiliariespreferably employed which tend to enhance the value of the whole, all as more fully described hereinafter and as are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which liigure l is a side elevation of the attachment, the spout being shown in section. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of an oil-can with the tube in place therein. Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective viewl of the plug for the upper end of the tube. Fig. Llis an enlarged detail of the detachable spout. Fig. 5 is a central vertical section of the attachment as used to convey liquid from one vessel to another on the siphon principle.

` Referring to the said drawings, the letter C designates an ordinary oil-can, except that it may be provided with an inwardly-opening valve V in its base, and the mouth of this can is threaded, as shown at o.

T is a tube whose body at its upper end is externally and internally screw-threaded, the external threads fitting those lettered o at the mouth of the can, and those on its interior being useful for a purpose to appear farther on. At the lower end of this tube are formed inwardly-projecting pins or lugs t, and below them reciprocates an upwardly-opening valve W, the lower end w of the tube being reduced to form a seat for the valve.

P is a plug exteriorly screw-threaded to fit the thread within the upper end ot' the tube, and provided with ears E,by means ot' which it may be turned to insert it in or remove it from said tube.

The plug P and the tube T are provided with holes Il, through which air is admitted to the interior of the can Oto replace the oil drawn therefrom, as will be understood. Those in the tube also permit the oil therein to flow back into the body of the can when the latter is turned to its normal position, as will appear hereinafter.

Through the plug P passes the spout or nozzle N, which is secured within said plug, and whose lower end passes down into the tube T when the parts are assembled, as shown in Fig. 2. The upper end of this nozzle is of the construction set forth below.

Y is a yoke sliding upon the nozzle N and pressed normally upward by a spring S, in-

yoke Y, by means of which it can be depressed against the tension of the spring S. When this attachment is used in connection with an oil-can, as shown, these handles are carried downwardly to points where they will be within reach of the operators fingers as he grasps the oilcan in the ordinary manner; but when it is used for other purposes their shape will be that most convenient-as, for instance, in the form of a pivoted arm or lever, as in Fig. 5.

The parts of this attachment being properly assembled and the can partially or completely filled with oil, the operation is as follows: Then the can is at rest upon its base, no oil will escape therefrom; but when it is desired to discharge therefrom the operator passes his fingers over the outer ends of the handles O and draws downwardly upon the saine. This motion moves the yoke, and with it the piston, inwardly upon the nozzle. As

the piston descends within the tube, the valve TV is closed, and what oil stands within the tube is forced outwardly through the nozzle,

air passing' inward through the holes H or through the valve Y, above described, il' one be used, or both. As the piston again rises under the torce ot the spring, the valve W is opened and another charge of oil is drawn into the tube from the interior ol' the can. This action of the fingers upon the ends of the handles is continued until a sulticient quantityot' oil has been discharged,when the can,and with it the attachment, is stood upon its base, as before. \\'hat oil may then remain in the tube above the piston ilows back into the body of the can through the holes in the tube, as will be understood.

In Fig. 5 I have illustrated another -application to which this attachment can be put. The nozzle N has a joint J, which may be a screw-thread or other joint, and to this joint is removably connected the discharge-spout D, which is tapered, as shown; or this discharge-spout may be removed and a longer and bent tube d substituted therefor. In this instance the attachment may serve the purpose of a siphon and be used to draw liquid from one vessel to another on the ordinary and well-known siphon principle. The tube T having been inserted -in the liquid within the vessel from which it is desired to draw, and the tip et the discharge-tube d carried to a point below the same where it is desired to discharge, the yoke Y is reciprocated a tew times, and the action is precisely the same as before. After the liquid has once commenced to run its own weight will maintain the tlow, as will be understood.

The free end ot the discharge-tube (t may be elevatedor led to a remote point, it' desired, and if the reciprocating motion ot' the yoke Y be continued by means ot' the operatinglever O the liquid will be caused to dow in a steady stream through the nozzle. It will be obvious, therefore, that this attachment, while especially useful upon and applicable to -oilcans, may be used to advantage in other connections, of which I have illustrated one and described two.

I claim as the salient points of this invention `l. The combination, with the can, the tube therein, and the upwardly-opening valve at the lower end of said tube, of the plug in the upperend of the tube, the nozzle through the plug', air-inlet openings into the interior ot said can, a piston within said tube, rods connected to said piston and passing through the plug, a yoke sliding on said nozzle outside the can, to which yoke said rods are connected, and means, substantially as described, for reciprocating said yoke, as set forth.

2. The combination, with the can, the tube therein, and the upwardly-opening Valve at the lower end of said tube, ot' the plug in the upper end of the tube,the nozzle through the plug, air-inlet openings into the interior of said can, a piston within said tube, rods connected to said piston and passing through the plug, a yoke sliding on said nozzle outside the can, to which yoke said rods are connected, a spring interposed between said plug and yoke, and operatirig-handles leading from the yoke to positions within reach of the operator, as set forth.

25. The combination, with the tube having an upwardly-opening valve at its lower end and the plug removably inserted in the upper end of the tube, said tube and plug having air-inlet openings, of the nozzle passing through said plug and extending nearly to said Valve, the piston within said tube surrounding and moving upon said nozzle, and means, substantially as described, for reciprocating said piston, the whole adapted to 0perate as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto al'iixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES JI'NIL'S HILL.

Witnesses: i

GEO. E. MARCELLts, C. M. RIDER. 

